Action Calendar - August 8th, 2022

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Our next Board of Directors meeting will be on
August 29th at 8:00pm on this zoom.
All members are welcome!

The Calendar team are taking off next week, so there will be no Calendar for August 15th

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On the Calendar this week (click or scroll):


See more in Elections!

Aug. 8 - Redistricting Commission Info Session, 6:30pm, zoom RSVP

Aug. 9 - DC37 Retirees Association membership meeting to discuss the battle to preserve retirees health insurance, 10:00am CANCELLED

Aug. 11 - Forum “Where Is NY Renews Headed in 2023?”, 6:30pm to unpack their new strategy and learn about the plan for the rest of 2022 and 2023 RSVP

Aug. 12 - CD17 Enviro Candidate Forum, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP

In Memoriam

Aug. 27 - Commemorate the life of activist Ellen Bilofsky, 1:30-4:30pm, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY 11215.  More on the FLIER.  Please test negative for COVID 24 hours before, and stay masked while indoors at the gathering.

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The Single Payer Committee

It normally meets on the second Monday of every month, but we’re skipping August, so the next meeting will be on September 12th, at 7:00pm, and all are welcome! RSVP here

We now have SIX working groups!  More at NYHA@nypan.org

TikTok Working Group - our newest! Contact Abby Gavin, Abby@nypan.org, to jump in and create brilliant TikToks that will help move the bar on passing the Health Act - particularly with younger people - our future!

People2People Working Group - Contact Erl Kimmich, erlendkimmich@gmail.com or 646-596-0228. People2People is focused on outreach from person to person, because that is the most effective way to get the word out about supporting passage of the NY Health Act. Our Revolution is providing us with their events scheduling map (which you may remember from the Bernie campaign), so we are asking everyone to go ahead and schedule your events here. Also, we are building an advanced call team to further drive turnout to your events. Sign up for the call team here!

Research Working Group - Contact Steven Cecchini, stevenc@nypan.org. Research continues to look for information to assist Electoral with power mapping our senators, to create county tax savings numbers, and to help create forceful flyers.

Labor Working Group - Contact Jeff Mikkelson, jeff@nypan.org. Labor is developing strategies and outreach materials to amplify existing support for and overcome lingering opposition to the NY Health Act among labor unions, focusing on the large public sector unions that wield significant influence over Democratic leadership and the legislative process.

Electoral Working Group - Contact Ting Barrow, tingb@nypan.org. Electoral has begun the process of power mapping every one of our state senators, and is bent on finding the levers that will move them to #PassNYHealth as well as a strategy to use those levers with other organizations during the next session.

Medical Professionals Working Group - Contact Donald Gardner, donald@gardnerproject.com. This new working group will work on building support among medical professionals, in particular in organizations.

And we just got in 5,000 more of our latest flyer. Check it out!

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Sign now: The DOJ must arrest Donald Trump and his co-conspirators for wire fraud!

Support the Sanders, Warren, DeFazio plan to expand Social Security. Not only does it shore up Social Security for decades to come and immediately increase benefits by $200 a month for seniors, it’s actually all paid for by making the wealthy finally pay their fair share. Take a moment and add your name now.

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Aug. 11 - Forum “Where Is NY Renews Headed in 2023?”, 6:30pm to unpack their new strategy and learn about the plan for the rest of 2022 and 2023 RSVP

Aug. 12 - CD17 Enviro Candidate Forum, 7:00pm, zoom RSVP

Join one of the Strike Socials along the North Brooklyn Pipeline Route:

  • August 13th - Cooper Park from 2-5pm

Aug. 16 - NY Renews workshop to organize within your community for climate and environmental justice, 6:00pm RSVP

Sep. 13 - Picnic in Central Park, 5:30 pm to celebrate our important work together. RSVP

Tell USPS to keep dangerous pollutants out of the air and commit to a majority electric fleet.

Write Postcards to Mobilize Climate Voters

Free eBook this month only! “Ground Truth: A Guide to Tracking Climate Change at Home”

Climate News - a source for all things climate

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Melanie D’Arrigo

  • Ongoing Canvasses!
  • Weekly phone bank every Thursday, 6:30-8:30pm RSVP
  • August 11th - Phonebank, 6:30-8:30pm RSVP
  • August 17th - Textbank! RSVP
  • August 18th - Phonebank, 6:30-8:30pm RSVP
  • August 22nd - Last phone bank! RSVP
  • August 22nd - Last textbank! RSVP

Jamaal Bowman:

David Alexis

  • Aug. 20 - Door Knocking, Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY 11226, 11:00am–1:00pm RSVP

Aug. 16 - WFP Tuesday Text Party, 6:00pm–8:00pm RSVP

Aug. 30 - WFP Tuesday Text Party, 6:00pm–8:00pm RSVP

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Aug. 9 - DC37 Retirees Association membership meeting to discuss the battle to preserve retirees health insurance, 10:00am ZOOM LINK

Tell Congress: Stop premium hikes and extend ACA subsidies now!

PNHP forum recording: Social media and the fight for #SinglePayer #MedicareForAll

Single Payer News - useful articles, regularly updated by Tim Frasca. NOW in the NYPAN site!
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Aug. 13 - Northern Manhattan is Not for Sale fliering, 11:00am, 157th Street & Broadway FLIER

Aug. 13 - Northern Manhattan is Not for Sale fliering, 11:00am, 181st Street & Broadway Contact Carole - cshreefter@yahoo.com FLIER

The Eviction Moratorium ended, but there is still help from Met Council on Housing. Call 212 979-0611

Idealist job listings

City Council member Shahana Hanif’s office is looking for a new part-time team member to assist with outreach in the Kensington community MORE

JFREJ is hiring a full-time leadership development organizer

The office of Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez is hiring for a Temporary Bronx Field Representative & Constituent Liaison.

Wikimedia is looking for various roles

Jobs listed in City and State

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Tell Congress: End legal immunity for gun manufacturers.

Tell President Biden to use executive action to force federal contractors to narrow the wage gap and rein in CEO pay.

Tell Senator Chuck Schumer that we need him to include child care in the Senate's budget reconciliation framework

Poor People’s campaign - time to RECONSTRUCT AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

Guantánamo: Shut it down

The Equal Rights Amendment has met every Constitutional requirement. It’s time for the Senate to follow the lead of the House and make it official. Sign the petition to Leader Schumer: schedule a vote on the Equal Rights Amendment now.

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Aug. 11 - Reproductive Freedom Film Series, 8:00pm, 570 West 159th Street, suggested donation $10  FLIER

Get a glimpse into the frontlines of abortion care – at the directly impacted bordering states of Missouri and Illinois.

Sign the petition to Big Tech companies: Don’t give police abortion data!

Sign the petition: Justice Clarence Thomas must resign

Here are some ways you can help today:

  1. Donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds to protect abortion access. Click here to make a donation that will be split between more than 80 abortion funds.
  2. Donate to Keep Our Clinics to support independent abortion clinics nationwide. Click here to support Abortion Care Network members' clinics.
  3. Join a We Won’t Go Back event near you — click here to see the event map, find your local event, or create your own.
  4. Contribute to West Fund Texas to support abortion without borders. Click here to donate to support the entire volunteer-led organization.

And here are some resources if you or someone you know needs help:

  1. Abortion clinics and funds are open and ready to support patients in every state. To find a clinic in the US, go to www.ineedana.com.
  2. Aid Access supports women, girls, trans men, nonbinary people, and all people with an unwanted pregnancy to access abortion or miscarriage treatment. Click here to access resources and learn more.

Senators Susan Collins, Joe Manchin and Lisa Murkowski say they feel betrayed by Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. Well, they all have an easy fix: carve out a reproductive rights exemption to the filibuster, then codify by majority vote abortion rights nationwide.

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